California Gazetteer
Sierra Nevada is a physical feature (range) in Mariposa County. The primary coordinates for Sierra Nevada places it within the CA 93545 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sierra Nevada |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Range |
| Description: | Highest elevation is Mount Whitney, bound on the south by Tehachapi Pass, on the north by Lassen Peak, on the northwest by Sacramento Valley, on the the southwest by San Joaquin Valley and on the east by the California-Nevada state boundary. (US-T121) |
| History: | "In Spanish the name means ""snowy saw-teeth,"" or snowy range of mountains."" The name was first applied to the Santa Lucia Range in 1542 by Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo. In 1776 Father Pedro Font placed it on the present location. (US-T121)" |
| County: | Mariposa County |
| Latitude: | 36.5785462 |
| Longitude: | -118.2934244 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sierra Nevada: Sierra Nevada.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Sierra Nevada does not include property ownership information.
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Lone Pine, CA
(12.9 miles E) |
Independence, CA
(16.4 miles NNE) |
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Whitney Portal, CA
(3.9 miles E) |
Alabama Hills, CA
(11.4 miles E) |
